As I have mentioned before, my word for this year is CREATE . Painting with watercolors is one area in which I have been experimenting. Michael's has a really inexpensive line of art supplies called Artist's Loft . I bought the watercolor paints and a few brushes as a way to get started without much investment. (Everything is around $5-$10.) Being a part of Alisa Burke's on-line class called Create Daily , has awakened my senses to the many opportunities to create quickly . Sometimes we get caught up in the idea that we must have large blocks of time set aside to be artistic . Surely, we think, it takes an afternoon to paint, collage, journal or compose a few lines of poetry. Well, if you are seeking perfection, it does. But if you are seeking to revel in your simplistic ability to create something imperfect instead of nothing at all , there are moments of creative inspiration everywhere you look! On this particular day, I opened my daily poetry em
I'm so glad you fared so well in the storm! And I have to say, Play-Doh as hurricane suppies just made me chuckle :)
ReplyDeleteThe photo of the boarded up store really made me realize how real the situation with Irene was. I'm in the mid-west and preparing for a hurricane is incomprehensible to me. We don't prepare much for tornadoes out here, other than a kit in the basement. Glad you were safe!
ReplyDeleteYay!! So happy to see that little tree standing! Glad you are all okay.
ReplyDelete"We learned a lot about being prepared and helpless at the same time." Really beautiful lesson. Thank you for sharing.--Bethanne
ReplyDeleteWe prepared a lot too - but we didn't buy any heavy equipment - you really thought of everything! Quite an adventure for your children!
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